Connecting In A Macintosh Environment - Xante Accel-a-Graphix CT4 User Manual

Connecting in a Macintosh Environment

In the Macintosh environment without Ethernet, your computer
system communicates with the controller via the LocalTalk port.
You will need two LocalTalk connector boxes with DIN-8
connectors, a standard phone cable (RJ-11), and two terminators.
Connector
Box
Fig. 2.14 Connecting to the LocalTalk port
To connect your controller via the LocalTalk port
1. Turn off your controller and computer.
2. Plug the DIN-8 connector on one LocalTalk connector box
into the 8-pin LocalTalk port on the back of the controller.
3. Plug the DIN-8 connector on the second LocalTalk connector
box into the printer port on your Macintosh (refer to your
Apple Macintosh manual).
4. Connect the two LocalTalk connector boxes with the RJ-11
phone cable.
5. Plug the terminating resistor(s) into the open socket(s) in the
connector box(es).
Fig. 2.15 Place a Terminating Resistor in the Open Socket
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DIN-8 Connector
RJ-11 Cable
Terminating
Resistor
Connector
Box